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Feather River Community College District

Quincy, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·frc.edu
6-yr Graduation
35%
+27.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
2,055
peer median 2,055
Avg net price
$6,520
-$1.9k vs Baccalaureate
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Feather River College is a public, two-year community college located in Quincy, California. The campus spans over 400 acres and is known for its academic programs in various fields such as environmental studies, health sciences, and agriculture, alongside successful athletic programs.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
35%+27.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
17%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
25%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
24%
Non-Pell
32%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 49 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
49
Passing
1
2.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

49programs
  • Passing1 · 2.0%
  • No Data48 · 98.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
48

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+6.7%
$38,517 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
27%
$10,500 debt · $38,517 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1973Next review Jun 2033

Action history · 5

  1. Jun 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. May 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  3. Dec 2019Approved for Distance Education
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  4. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  5. Jul 2012Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,638
$30–48k$5,069
$48–75k$5,887
$75–110k$14,025
$110k+$14,891

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,520
-$1,900vs Baccalaureate median $8,420
Federal loans
6.3%
In-state tuition
$1,465
Out-of-state
$9,925

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 381 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $903K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
381
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,063,764 total
Direct Loans
$903K
231 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$352K
110 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$413K
111 loan awards
Parent PLUS$139K
10 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 148 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
148
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
11.7%
2017
9.2%
2018
7.6%
2019
2.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at FRC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs42
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

199 total completions
01Liberal Arts
5929.6%
02Agriculture
3517.6%
03Social Sciences
3417.1%
04Parks/Recreation
3216.1%
05Business
189.0%
06Biological Sciences
73.5%
07Health Professions
52.5%
08Natural Resources
31.5%
09Visual/Performing Arts
31.5%
10Family/Consumer Sci
31.5%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
2,055
12-mo unduplicated
2,878
Undergraduate
2,878
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
51%1,463
Women
49%1,415

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
38.1%
White
32.7%
Black
9.8%
Unknown
8.6%
Asian
3.3%
Two or more
2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.2%
Non-resident
1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
186
131 M · 55 W
Women athletes
29.6%
Athletic aid
$13K
Total student aid
Budget
$2.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$7K
$7K
Recruiting expense
$10K
$8K
Head-coach salaries
$91K
$59K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Football
55 M ·
$383K
Soccer
27 M · 18 W
$272K
Rodeo
14 M · 22 W
$366K
Baseball
36 M ·
$315K
Basketball
13 M · 6 W
$315K
Volleyball
· 16 W
$215K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.72
1 offenses · 1,383 students

3-year trend

1.102 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.72Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
17.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
28

FRC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions FRC selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectFeather River Community College District
35%2,055$6,520Baccalaureate
100%1,581$4,067Baccalaureate
2,047$4,971Baccalaureate
1,857$10,875Community College
2,097$17,791Community College
2,380$12,612Baccalaureate
3,182$10,075Community College
2,205$13,622Community College
3%1,820$9,380Baccalaureate
2,405$8,127Community College
1,577$3,149Baccalaureate
4,124$8,851Community College
1%1,739$10,753Baccalaureate
0%1,196$10,569Baccalaureate
1%2,204$10,964Baccalaureate
1%3,569$11,310Baccalaureate
3,346$6,027Community College
1,626$7,161Community College
2,553$4,304Community College
1,268$1,799Baccalaureate
1,486$7,394Community College
12%2,170$6,483Community College
16%1,716$5,328Community College
20%2,009$5,971Community College
2,153$4,529Baccalaureate
3,022$14,317Community College
1,025$13,818Baccalaureate
1,613$11,197Community College
8%2,792$9,421Baccalaureate
2,653$8,420Community College
1,769$7,423Community College
Peer group median8%2,055$8,420

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Explore the federal data for institutions in FRC's comparison group.

FRC Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Institutional Research and Planning Office
Email
swhaley [at] frc.edu
Phone
530-283-0202
Address
570 Golden Eagle Avenue, Quincy, CA 95971

The Institutional Research and Planning Office (IRPO) supports Feather River College in its mission to facilitate high-quality learning by providing accurate and timely information to stakeholders and the community.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Sean Whaley
    Director of Institutional Research & Planning

Reports & documents (1)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about Feather River Community College District

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about FRC.

What is the graduation rate at Feather River Community College District?

Feather River Community College District reports a 6-year graduation rate of 35% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Feather River Community College District?

Feather River Community College District reports a total enrollment of 2,055 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Feather River Community College District?

The average net price at Feather River Community College District is $6,520 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Feather River Community College District located?

Feather River Community College District is located in Quincy, California 95971-9124.

Who runs Institutional Research at Feather River Community College District?

Feather River Community College District's IR work is done by the Institutional Research and Planning Office.

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